Growing up in wildlife-rich northwestern Pennsylvania, where his on-going love of the outdoors underlies and motivates his work, Larry Beckstein’s interest in capturing wildlife images on sketch pads and canvas had its beginning during his preteen years. He later refined his talent at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Growing up in wildlife-rich northwestern Pennsylvania, where his on-going love of the outdoors underlies and motivates his work, Larry Beckstein’s interest in capturing wildlife images on sketch pads and canvas had its beginning during his preteen years. He later refined his talent at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.